The Sun. — London, England, 1826-09-22 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Lord Bathurst, in the spring of the: present year, addressed a letter to the Governor of Demerara, quot ing that, resolution - of-the House of Commons hi 1823; which stated the general views of Parliament with re , gard to the necessity of giving freedom to the Negroes, and specified also the indispensable conditions of the grant—namely, that it should be conferred « at the earliest period which shall be compatible with the well-being-of the slaves themselves, with the 'safety of the colonies, and with a fair and, equitable considera tion of the interests of private property." We do not hesitate. to say that negro , liberty established in de fiance of any one of the above conditions, would be a crime against all 'humane and upright policy, and a disgrace to every English subject (except the poor ignorant blacks themselves) who lent himself to such an undertaking. The gradual and innoxious eman cipation of the slaves cannot, as it seems to us, be more beneficially prorrioted by removing all need-: less obstacles from the practice of individual manu missions, whether those obstacles proceed from the poverty of the deserving slave, or from the undue repugnance of the master to release him. It is, of course, quite obvious that the mere impatience of a slave for freedom cannot be held forth as lawful ground for the acquisition -of it, through any interfer ence of the King's Government, or:of the local autho rities. Nor ought personal merit, however conspicu ous, to be in itself 'universally a paramount qualifica tion. The slave must (in general) have accumulated Some property, to secure the state against the prospect of having to .support him as a pauper, when off his master's hands. The possession of property, more or less, becomes a further ,proof that Government will ac quire in'the manumitted slave an industrious citizen and the consciousness of have- something to lose, will operate more than the wisest precepts or exhortations to produce in him personally a sense of the usefulness of civil order, and of obedience to the laws by which life and goods are protected * av well as 'an - habitual anxiety and watchfulness to detect any plots that might be contrived by Others, in breach of the peace, and with a tendency to public convulsions. It is plain that the local Governments have it in their 'power to impede or facilitate by many perverse rules the acqui sition of freedom through this channel. 'Tice price may be made too high, or an enormous tax may be imposed upon the manumission, and the slave charged with the payment of it. Vexatious forms and delays without end may- be ' interposed, so as to assimilate the. process of compulsory manumission in Demerara to that of a well-known system of judicial proceeding in the Old World, where a certain ancient personage, humorous and learned, like the grave-digger of' Elsi nore, builds receptacles for the unfortunate which last till Doomsday, joking and gossiping all the while about the pricticea of generations whom he has buried in them. If however, bad laws enhance the disadvantages under which a Negro must et all times attempt to snatch his freedom from an unwilling mister, and if. ,such cases afford a fair opportunity for the mother country to interpose, we have reason, on un stsestionable evidence, to believe, that in some of the milands,---St. Vincent, for example—a laudable spirit cti kindness and :sympathy prevails among the' respec table white population, who frequently make manu inissioninitead of a prize, earned with difficulty after a harrassing contest—a voluntary reward of faithful services, given grattatotmly by the master to the slave. It appears from the second report of' the West. India Commissioners, who seem to have. discharged their important trust with diligence, independence, and in tegrity, that in many respects the island of St, Vincent merits an exception from those severe seproaehes ' which have, been cast upon the general body of the islands, for the slow and reluctant temper which they display in adopting the ameliorations, recom mended from England in their mode of administering the slave laws. We refer to the extracts froM the second Report, published in this day's, paper, the first paragraph of which relates to the law itself; and the last, to the upright execution of it. Extracts from Report.—St. Vincent.“ Of the slave law of St. Vincent (Mr. Dwarris observes) it will admit', no doubt, upon a revision, of material improvements ; but as far .as relates, to the trial of slaves accused of offences, (of which alone I was capable of judging), it'ap peered to me to work the best—to be the most effec tual provision, having regard to the adaptation of means, and to the attainment of the end—of all the ameliorating laws we found in operation in the West Indies. With this exception" (viz. the illegality of slave evidence against free persons, whether black or white)—" with this exeeption, and the frequent in terruptions and a degree of disorder, occasioned by too great a number of judges, I. feel it incumbent upon me, to state, that the slave in St. Vincent (as I was satisfied from personal attendance in courts on successive days) has criminal justice administered:to him, at the grand sessions, with a fairness and impar tiality formerly unknown, and in the highest degree creditable to this island. Indeed, the law and the, administration are both such as to confer honour upon the legislature and the judge." Page 24.-7'inies. In the list of offences for trial at the present Old Bailey Sessions, there stood one case, which is, we believe, of rare occurren c e ; but it has been postponed until the next delivery. It was that of transposing the marks of the Goldsmiths' Company, from one watch case to another, which subjects the offender to trans portation, whether the public have been defrauded or : 40 by the illegal act. In gold and silver plate, which imays a heavy duty, the transposing of the stamps from a light piece to a heavy one, defrauds the Government of the amount of duty.oe all the surplus 'weight ; and if; in addition to the difference in weight, the heavier piece be of impure Metal, the public is defrauded of the difference -. per . mince iii value between the ; standard and the adulterated plate. In the article of wech-cases, there is no duty, .andithe - offence is ge nerally committed in order to - profit' by the - impure metal to which the Piece containing the marks is re- moved. The first prosecution instituted bythe Gold smiths' Company failed, in consequence of the bad character of the principal witness, and the -good character of the accused, who se guilt, however, few questioned. There are two motives to commit this offence : the first, the .great facility which it gives to can complete his the workman, who, by such nieayis work better and sooner , b y avoid in g the trouble which and the second is, Company give, from dam a g in g the the Goldsmiths' work While in their hands for ma , the profit which the substi n oble maim silver offers to the maker. Many tuting of adulterated gold or , resps Id shun the faeturers act upon the former , who AVOU latter. A few Sessions ago a ii who was found gui lt y ; menced against a manufacturer, roseention was co: but time Goldsmiths' Company, who were the rose; tutors, did not attempt to show that th e p ublic Inas been defrauded, end the offender, who was a youn Theg mats good connexions, has left the country. Alii ce n question has been injuriqiely general, has even of late, with all its illegality and consequences staring them in the face, been earned on by foreigners in London, to the injury of our native, and now, we hope, reformed manufacturers. Too much praise can not be given to the. Goldsmiths' Company for their perseverance in bringing forward these cases, and the one now pending exc►tes the strongest interest through out the trade.—Netv Times. A voluminous Report has just been distributed on the office of Sheriff, in Ireland, being the Fifteenth, of the Commiisioners appointed to inquire into the duties, sala ries, and emoluments, of the officers, clerks, and ministers of justice, in all temporal and ecclesiastical courts in Ire land.—lt would be difficult for an Englishman to fcirm even a conception of the extent . cif the abuses which pre vail in Ireland, in all that relates to the execution of the duty of Sheriff,—a wide field, indeed as every ,one at all acquainted with the functions assigned to that officer and. his deputies, by the Law of England and .Ireland, must know. We have derived no small gratification from the proof, which is abundantly afforded in the Report and accompanying 'evidence,,sif what, we have long been satin- fled of, that morality improves with advancing civilization. The dreadful lack of morality- 7 the thorough want of prin ciple disclosed so abundantly in the Report,furnishes mat ter for consolatory reflection. When we contrast the rudest with the most advanced districts of Ireland, and Ireland with England, and mark the gradual advance in honesty and correct conduct, we are furnished with a source of hope for both Ireland and England. We are led to believe that the progreis of civilization will be beneficially fejt in the improved character of the people of both countries.— No prejudice is more deeply rooted than that honesty and fair dealing are more common in a rude and simple than in an advanced age. So far, however, from this being the case, we believe it will be uniformly found, that plain deal ing is the characteristic ofhigh civilization, and the absence of it of a simple state of society. All the dishonest prac tices in Sheriffs' offices in Ireland were common formerly. in England. Judges, Sheriffs, and Jurors, used, in the times of our good Queen Bess and her predecessors, to take bribe's in the most scandalous manner. We have only to' ook into contemporary publications to he satisfied of this. Bishop Latimer, in his sermons, is perpetually giving instances of corruption in this way. In his fifth sermon before King Edward the Sixth, he says— " She was a rich woman, she had her landes by the Shy riffe's nose. lie was a - gentleman of a long nose. Such a cup, such a,cover. The Shyriffe was a covetous man---a worldly man. The Judge, .at the tqapaneling of the quoit, had his grave lookes, and charged them with this—it was the hinge's matter, Tooke well upon it. When it makes for their purptises they have the King—the King.:—ln. their mouths. Well, somewhat there was, there was walking of angels betweene them. I would 'wish that, of such a Judge in England 'now, we might have the skin hanged up. It were a goodly signe, the signe of the Judge's skin. It should be Lot's wife to all Judges that should follow . after. . . . . One will say, peradventure, you speake unseemly and inconveniently, so to be against the officers, for taking of rewards in doing pleasures. Ye consider not the matter to the bottome. Their offices be bought for great sum Mes ; ►►ow hew should th►y receive their money agayne, but by bribing ;—ye would have them undone. Some of them gave two hundred pound—some five hundred pound—some two thou sand pound. - -And how shall they gather up this money again, but by helping themselves in their office ?" This is Ireland all over. The Commissionera state, that " The systematic abuse of legal process in the hands of the Sub-Siheriff, , which we have endeavoured to explain and exemplify, appears to us to have operated most injuriously to the commercial and landed interests of Ireland ; and, by exciting a general dis trust in the Executive Department of the Law, in cases of process sued out by creditors, for the recovery of their just demands, has, tended mainly to prevent the introduction of English capital into this Inaba the tlnited Kingdom.t' Irt feet, it appears from the evidence that the Sub- Sheriff sells himself to the parties in the most barefaced manner. The Sub-Sheritf hue the management of Petty Juries, and if he sells himself to prevent the execution of the We may be sure that 'he will, in the formation of the panels of Juries, be oceel , lBlble to the parties interested. The first witness examined by slit' Commissioners, Jams l)unn, a Solicitor anti Attorney, of u very extensive prac tice in Dublin, says,— " 1 have no doubt that there is a great partiality in the sum moning of the Common Nisi Prins Juries in Dublin, and that more competent Juries could be had : I have heard it often stated, and I have little doubt as to the truth of the statement, that if any tradesman brings an action for recovery of an account due to him in the way of his trade, that in many instances, by some influence 'that I am not apprised of, it is cnntrived to have, some persona of the same business upon the Jury, and I have often witnessed When a tales was called for by the non-attendance of twelve of the panel, that there were persons in waiting for the express purpose of being called as such talesmen for the portion of what the Jury get from,the.party upon finding the verdict." The following extract frmn the evidence of John Smith, Esq. a Sub.Shera of 'one of the worst counties, Galway, Will give softie idea of the management of a Jury trial in Ireland " I beg to state, that in one instance, I Fecollect, in the year 1820, an interference of a Gentleman connected with some pro agendum:, in the formation of the panel for some expected My brother stud I hid enlarged the panel; . expecting the trials - at the ensuing assizes to he very important hitt this Gentleman sent in a list of names to be added to the panel, which was done; and mime of those persons Were upon the Jury. " What was your inducement or reason for thus complying with such a requisition?---I canna say that we had any particu lar inducement or reason, save a desire to comply with the re quest ; and knowing that the persons named were proper persons to serve on such Juries. " Ware the persons whom you thus placed upon the panel, re sidents of any particular neighbourhood, or did they reside in dif ferent parts of the County?H-They were generally from the town and neighbourhood ortlailinasloe. " Can you state the number of names, which, in consequence of the interference you have mentioned, were introduced into the pan io—l cannot he positive, but I should think about twenty. , • • • • • • • • . " Are you able to state whether they were qualified in point of freehold property in the' County to serve as Jurors ?--.I cannot say; 1 believe some of them *ere, and some of them might not. " Was the gentleman who so interfered respecting the panel of that petit Jury, a prosecutor in any case which was tried at the then ensuing Assizes?-1 don't recollect that he was a prosecutor, but he seemed to take an active part in several piosecutions. " Did that extend to MI interference at the time of swearing any Jury for the , trial of any prisoner at that Assizes?-1 think it did. Be so good as to state the nature of such interference ?-11e sat next to the Clerk of the Crown, and when handing the book to the Jurors, the Clerk of the Crown appeared to be, in a great measure, guided by him as to the persons sworn. " Are you able to state whether there was an unusual number of convictions at that Assizes, in proportion to the number of pri soners tried ; and what was the general character of the prosecu tions, in which this Gentlenutu appeared to take an active part? gonna state whether the convictions were unusually numerous in proportion to the number of prisoners tried. The principal prosecutions at that Assizes, and those in which that Gentleman appeared to take au interest, were for offences connected with the Ribbon system. " Was there any one cause in the prosecution of which that Gentleman's interference was more prominent than in others Yes ; I reCollect one case in which he appeared to take more inte rest than others which was the trial of a man rathe r res p ectable, who had raide d in the neighbourhood of 13allinasloe. • • " Can you owe precisely the nature of the communication with 0 u upon the subject of introducing these names, and whether it ay tote nu m . t to n olof requesting we would put or in writing ?—As well as I recollect, it was a lilt 'and on the other side, a note either to my brother or ne so good put those names on the panel. . • interfered to state the pilule of this gentleman who thus it.e. ':., l _,L,r,:, a .fo:mation of the panekand whether he holds any 74 : z et ri p t i n,t .. t at !tua ) t,o n in the county Galway ?---The llon. county,•• tel e 'Pose Trench ; he it; a magistrate of the ' l ' lse • lAnarnSMOilers rotwh the timl agu i lutt ,11„ tvk►ith will be ets:ltelvidoe:l4tteitrheßeaptourste,icaad m ili e s i n th e c,,flencega that 4a4tila of abuses and enor lur'ctirs have B:ewn(l)euilttis p ( r t e l n e llic i : u g Y ?rn t jn se ality ::r robably : , 1 0 Ø i t l u e n f if 4toige the 1 : s t: cow/eying the extc~rst to which, They • add, bow lle.bvielys:6ql:;lt'llirer7iru,tave reason to b 1' irregularities are, " generally___ speaking, of much less fre quent occurrence than heretofore," and " that, in other counties, principally in the province of Ulster, we have, 'reason to think, that, the office has been acitninistered, comparatively, with correctness." Without an intelligent middle class, it is utterly impossible that there should, in any country, be a . fair and upright administration of justice. Public opinion, brought to bear on public Men, is , the only security for their purity of conduct.—Morning Chronicle. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.---A 'Mr. Bradley, a surgeon, residing in John-street, Berkely-square, applied to Mr. Haus, the Magis trate, for a warrant against a Mr. Skinner . Dyke 'Clarke, son of Mr. Clarke, of Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, who is also a respect able surgeon, and who, it appears, had sent a letter, tending to provoke a breach of the peace, to Mr. Geo. B radley, a son of the applicant. The warrant was immediately granted , and all th e parties concerned attended before the Magiatrate.. From the statement of the elder Mr. Bradley, it 'appeared. that about a fortnight ago, he received an anonymous letter of a very scandalous and insulting description ; and having reason to believe that it came from Mr. Skinner Dyke Clarke, and was his pro duction, he wrote an anonymous reply to that gentleman, accusing him of being the author of the letter in (petition, and adding that the framing of that production. was an act of the basest descrip tion, and could only proceed from a man who was himself totally devoid of every honourable and upright feeling. Beth produc tions were of course unowned by their respective writers; but in consequence of mutual suspicions, a coolness took place between the family of Mr. Bradley and that of Mr. Clarke, although prior to the event which occasioned the breach they were 'on terms of intimacy with each other. An explanation soup after took place between the parties, and:Afr. Clarke, jun., was openly accused of being the author of the letter sent to Mr. Bradley, who Said that he had proofs to that effect. Mr. Clarke denied 'the" charge, and the next day he sent a written challenge to the son of the com plainant, describing him as "an infamous coward," if he failed in affording the satisfaction which the letter demanded. The complainant concluded by observing, that he felt his son hail no right to accept of. Mr. Clarke's challenge, and therefore be handed the letter to hisoolicitor, Mr. Capon, who advised an application td A Magistrate, Mr. Clarke, jun., in reply to the charge, said that he freely ad mitted having sent t he letter demanding satisfaction; but— Mr. HALLS--Then, Sir, you must find bail ; that letter was meant to occasion a breach of the peace. • Mr. Clarke, am prepared with bail, Mr. Haz.i,s, (looking towards Mr. Clarke, sem, who stood next his son—Hut I question, Sir, whether I shall take the nail you mean to offer. Mr. Clarke, jun.-01i, Sir, I have other bail besides my . father's. Mr. Clarke, sen., then observed; that the provocation which his son received was of that nature to call for an immediate ex- planation. No gentleman could rest under such a foul charge, end he was convinced that the Magistrate himself would not home put up with the insult which his son had been called upon :o resent. Mr. Bradley said .he had proof,' of the identity of the anony. Mous letter, and he knew that it was written by Mr. Clarke, jun. • Mr. Clarke, sen.—"f is false; my son denies it. Mr. Clarke, jun.—When I was first taxed with being the author of the anonymous leiter, I denied it, as Ido now. Nay more, I pledged my word and liononr that I did not 'write it. What could any gentleman do more?• Still I was suspected, and feeling my veracity impeached, and my honour wounded, I sent idy friend Mr. Lynden to demand satisfaction from Mr. George Bradley, who, I understood, joined in declaring that I was the author of the anonymous attack, notwithstanding my solemn pro testation to the contrary. . . After a further display of angry feeling on both 'ides, Mr. Mims put an end to the matter, by requiring Mr. Clarke, jtiro to put in bail to keep the peace, himself in 190/.,, and two housekeepers in UV, each. Mr. Halls added, I will take Mr. darke, sen. is one Of the sureties. A person of gentlemanly appearance and address appeared to altswer the complaint of Elizabeth Gibbs, who keeps a print seller's shop in Great Newport-street. The complainant stated, that on Wednesday, about half-past two &dna, the defendant came into her shop, and asked to see' some prints that hung at the window. lle seemed .in a violent pima-ion, and complainant, tint twin aware of his object, declined complying with Ida demand. Ile then rushed behind the coun ter, flew at the window, broke two panes of glass, and tore down, all the.prints within his reach, and trampled them beneath hie feet. On complainant's remonstrating with him, be struck her several times. The pictures were perfectly harmless, and had no immoral tendency. . The gentleman, whose sanity seemed rather questionable, said, in reply, that his name was Ilfostyn, and that his house was in Blandford -street. In passing through Great Newport-street et the time stated, his attention was attracted to the complainant's window, around which he saw a number of persons Collected, who were engaged in looking at, what he conceived to be, iMproper prints that hung in the window. I wished, continued the de fendant, to withdraw the eyes of the gazers from ungodly subjects, and I was about to address the spectators to that effect, when 1 latthought me that it i would be better to strike at once at the root of the evil, by withdrawing the attractive bait to which so many sinful eyes were turued, and accordingly I entered the good wo man's shop with that intention. I asked her civilly to-remove those obnoxious prints from . herwindow , and 1 endeavoured to impress upon her mind, that their puhln, exhibition would injure sOciety, by 'corrupting the minds of the rising generation, and ex citing. impure and devilish thoughts. Seeing that she only smiled at my admonition, I then (raising his voice) cemmanded her, by the Creator of the Universe, end as she valued her sal vation, to take down from her window those reandalons pro ductione ; but finding her still determined not to comply, I tore them down myself, and for the damage I have done 1 ant will ing to pay the complainant, and—to give her two kisses into the bargain ! The ,stultleu transition of the defendant's voice front a tone that closely resembled a puritanical drawl to one of good-hu- Moored merriment, and the comical climax with which . he wound up his grave oration, were Wilt so sudden and unexpect ed, that a loud roar of laughter burst front the spectators ; the gravity of the bench was upset, and even the complainant, who wept at her misfortune only a moment before, was forced to join in the general laugh. The amount of the damage done, heink It.' 125., 'was then cal culated, and Mr. Mostyn, mit'haVing so mUch money in his posses. eion, gave a dratight for the' sum on his bankers, in King-street; Covent-garden, and shaking Mrs. Gibbs very cordially by the Mind, he waited in the office fOr a few moments until it was *seer tained that his order was honoured, and then withdrew, bowing pOlitely to the magistrate. Mr. Walter, a gentleman connected, it, was said, with the Bri tish Museum, appeared against James Hodson, the guard of the Liverpool Express co ac h. It appeared that Mr. Walter went. on Wednesday to the Pea cock et Islington, to inquire if his wife had arrived from Liverpool 'in the defendant's coach. Ascertaining that she had not arrived, Mr. Walter was about to retire when be perceived a boy on the ground who was writhing in extreme pain from a kick which the defe u defendant heal' him.g t i r v e e a n tm : nt of thels The complainant expostulated with Hodson by time' most abusive and insolent la nguage f n defendant took Mr. Walter by t h e co ll ar , s aid he knew he was a thief, and connected with a i'f; was assailed b coaches for the purpose of plund er i ng th e m, and he finally drew a when d ar i l: gang who raised disturbances around pistol front WI breast and threatened to shoot him. Sir R. Thema, after severely censuring the guard for daring to produce his pistol, ordered bins to - find bail, himielf in 501. and two sureties in 201. each. MARYLEBONE.—On Wednesday night, Miss Lloyd, a lady elegantly iirwilq, who keeps th e h ouse No.II, Uper Montague street,p was charged by Mr. C o l ema n Jacobs, A Hebrew merchant, end dealer in jewellery, an d' s ilks, with an assault. On Tuesday Miss Lloyd ordered of Jacobs' 18 yardsOf black silk ; on Wednes. day, Mr. Jacobs called on Miss Lloyd, bUt instead of bringing the silk he requested the pay ment of a lils.' being a balance due on a former bargain. `Phis s ocem m mi ss Lloyn,_and then (as Mr. JecObs informed .Mr. Rawli nson ) s h e berm to talk very sae English. Mr. Rawmaraotr.—" Bad English i why, is she a foreign' lady ?" ll'lrioJreaicogn Jew. be-- 9 1, no-_._b d --ha . talk, latiwords, my lost ; she Called' me a Mr. Rawrlnsow said, that is 'yeti , ' had English, indeed , . and was going to express his • horror, when Mies Lloyd interrupted him, and declared it was impossible such an expression could drop front her lips. Mr. Jacobs—Yon did call me a foreign Je I w *:**** and . . T , sa y directly, I very sorry I de a l w ith you, veil' sorry to be in co mpany with a bad talking w oma n ; and then 'you spit in my face. ~ spit in your face► . said' Mr. R. '„ si ji ,,, sos . a pantomimic exhibition, re en i ng fol d e reteudin 4 to s pit in all llthen gave toy Intl, I win alMw you." Mr. Jacobs —. yes, directions, to the great consternation of police-officers, reporters, and others, his Majesty's liege subjects. Mr..RA WUNSON desired him not to jump about the room, but too on with his story. Yell, then, my lort, she spit, spit, • spit, spit; till she spit my eyes full: lam a foreigner, and a Jew, but I never vill forgive this (putting on his hat), so help me Jehovah. Mr. .RAWLINSON (to Miss Lloyd.)—l am very sorry to hear this, madam; pray, did you spit in his face? Miss Lloyd—Yee, I did, for he disappointed me of my silk, and then he called me swindler, and a dirty worthless woman. She then handed two receipted bills of exchange to the magistrate, one for 40/., the other for 20/., which had been drawn upon her • Mr. Jacobs. Mr. RAWLINSON (to Mr. Jacobs.)—Come, come, shehas been a good customer to you ; you get plenty of profit by her. If she says she is sorry for having spit in your face, you will drop your complaint. Mr. Jacobs—No, no, my lort ; punish her, my lort, punish her. I never gets but shixpence in the pound by all sited shell ; punish, her, my lort. - - Mr. RAWLINSON—What am I to do with her, am I to hang her, or transport her, or do you wish to have her whipped at the cart's tail Mr. Jacobs—l have a vitness my fort, send for vitness; lock her up, lock her up, I do 'not like her; lock her up, I vont make it up. Mr. Ilkwurrsox—Then you. like her money better than her, and if you wont make it up the lady must find bail. A brother of Miss Lloyd's became her security, and the parties left the office; but when Mr. Jacobs found that by giving hail, Miss Lloyd would be at large, he returned to. Mr. Rawlinsoa, hnd in the most supplicative manner said, " Oh, pray my lort, lock her up, punish her a little, if it is only a very little." Mr. RAwLitisOl4—WhyyOu are going to the sessions for the purpose of punishing her. Mr. Jacobs made au effort to cry, and in a most whining tone said, " Now, my lort, now punish her." Mr. RAWLINSON—I do not think you can produce one tear; you will have no occasion for that handkerchief, unless you put an onion into it. I can do nothing more. Mr. Jacobs again left the office, but immediately returned, ut. tering the most piteous groans, and after placing himself in a sinking 'posture against the railing of the dock, he said, Miss Lloyd's brother had beat the life out of his bosom. . (It appeared' that some scuffle bad taken plaCe between' them in the office yard.) He opened his waistcoat and his Shirt; but no mark of the blow presented itself. , Mr. Rawttwsow-4 do not think a surgeon is required, and to prevent such a necessity, the officers shall let you out at different doors. Mr. Jacobs made his exit at the Magistrate's door in High street ; and Misa Lloyd aid her friends nude theirs at the back entrance in Grotto-court. QUEEN-SQUARE.--A -young man named Brooks, was charged on strong suspicion of attempting a robbery. Mr. Robert Adams, of Little College -street, Westmin ster, said, about 11 o'clock' laSt night, he observed the prisoner peeping through the key-hole of Mrs. Scott's house, in College-street ; he 'seemed also to be examining . the door, and: at a short distance* were : two. other, Men ; Witness went home, where be mentioned his suspickins, and returned to the spot, the prisoner was. still there, Innd the two men were loitering. about the.premises. The prisoner, in his defence, declared that he did not go there with any bad motive. The Magistrate ordered him to be committed to. the House of Correctionfor : sixweeks, andikept to hardLlabour. Eliwbeth King, a Cyfirian, was charged with stealing a sovereign from John Hughes, who stated himself to be a stage labourer at Astley!S.-7Remanded. A CIIARIVARIe.--A whimsical custom, which the progress of civilization has not yet entirely abolished, lately occasioned sOme disturbance in the town of Alenon, in Lower, 'Normandy. An inhabitant of the town having married his third .wife, some young persons in his. neighbqurhood presented him, on his wedding day, with a bouquet, whiCh he accepted, pro thising, as is the usage in such a case, to give them a ball on the following . Sunday. Vorgetting his pro mise, however, his.disappointed neighbours revenged themselves by executing a' charivari (similar to the English marrowbones and.cleavers) at his door on Sunday evening ; mingling with the performance cer tain couplets very galling to the new-married man. On the next evening this scene was repeated ; and the tumult was so much increased that the civil authorities were obliged to interfere to restore order. The even ing after, the mob assembled in still greater numbers, and broke all the windowS of the unlucky object of their wrath; who at length thought it prudent to send fpr 7 —the fiddlers ! The multitude danced merrily for a few hours, and then separated; . without cominitting any further violence !--Freeman's Journal. MELANCHOLY FRATMCIDE.—On Saturday last a quatrel having taken place between two brothers, of the name of Flanagan, of the parish of Brahagh, County Galway, about their property in some marl they were rais ing, one of then gave the other a blow of a stone which killed him on the spot. Ou perceiving what he had done, the survivor went immediately and surrendered hithself to a Magistrate. The deceased was the father of six or eight children, the survivor of four and his wife pregnant. —Dublin Morning Register. On Thursday a Rock notice was posted up near Shanagolden, threatening instant death to any person who should do task work on the new line of road forming between Shanagolden and Foynes,' or work in any way unless by the day.--Freeman's Journal. ,After a season of such cotm►ercial depression, it is with pleasure we announce an improvement in the trade in the Potteries, Many manufacturers now fully employ their workmen ; and it is expected that in a short time this will become general. Distress has not been so prevalent in this as in some districts; many of the working classes having had the good sense, in seasons of plenty and prosperity, to lay by a fund, by means of Savings. Banks, tic. against times of want and adversity.—Pottery Mercury. APPROPRIATE NICK-NAMES,--Th e late Dr, Home, Bishop of Norwich, among his collection of anecdotes, has the following :.••46 In one of our Univer sities there were six physicians. Of two, their breath was very offensive, one was remarkable slender, two were exceedingly quarrelsome and turbulent, and one was very ignorant o f hi s p ro f ess i on . Th ey were ca ll e d Pl( Su d denalgn e , p Pestilence, eaiit._p andoterp Mercury. .Famine, e wattle, Murder, an LIVERY SERVANTS.--It was the Custom in Rome, about 80 ye ars ago , t o pay v i s i ts , atten d e d by eight or r t ;j l . e, ten servants in li ver y, l ure d f or t h e occas ion. Many of the nobility, who kept, perhaps; two dozen footmen, lived in a state of meanness. This rage for keeping lackeys infected the citizens also, and. such ,as not afford to maintain them continually, made an agree ment for Sundays and Saints' dar.; that a journey man shoemaker 'or cliiinney-svveeper puts on, for tlii occasion, a scrub livery, which he borrows in their Mon. mouth-street, 44 a. walks gra vely befpre,the rung mas ter, or pretty miss, to and from church, with hiP greasy hair turned up behind. his ears, and a long sword by his side. The following circumstance, related in private let ters from Barcelona, shows that the Monks have suc ceeded in r aising the feeling of the Province against the French a r m y :—A little piece, called Paca la Salado, was played at our theatre last night, in which a female says to a petit-maitre, who made love to her in French, t , In Spain; he who does not speak Spa nish, deserves to be poniarded." This passage was r eceived with a triple round of applause. The illusion was so manifest, the French Commander thought it necessary to complain to the Spanish Governor, and ths play was' suppressed, THE NEW COURTS AT WESTMINSTER. Altemtions have been made in the Court of King's Bench, Westminster, with a view of removing some of the inconvenience which was so much the subject of com plaint. In consequence of the windows of the building having Court been blocked up, the wanted light, and to i throw n more, the lanthorn in the roof has been raised and enlarged. Squares of plate glass of very large dimen sions, have been let into the upper part of the partition at the back of the Banisters' seats. This arrangement is intended t 2 bring a borrowed light from the ., vestibule leading out of the Hall, but the advantage derived will be inconsiderable. Upon the whole, however, there, will be more light than the Court has hitherto had. The next object seems to have been the admission of more air. For that purpose an opening is made over the door, by which Counsel and Attorneys enter from the corridor, on Jude Bayley's side: This will probably bring to the Bench in Winter, those cool currents of air, which 'some time since annoyed Chief Justice Best, and the Judges of the Corn mon Pleas in the new Court at Guildhall. Nothing. has been done to render the Court more easy of access. The seats for Counsel are much too wide, and the King's Coun serwill still have to find egress and ingress by exertion only known to those who have been obliged to jostle, and make through the crowd which unavoidably stops up the door. . The architecture and finely polished oak wainscot, carv ings, and mouldings, must be generally admired. The Court displays workmanship and taste worthy the highest seat of justice. During the recess the workmen have given the whole a new face.: In the apartment behind the .bench fitted up for the 'Lord Chief Justice, a curious chimney piece has been introduced. Queen Elizabeth; it is well known, kept her Court,• and resided near Westminster Hall.. In pulling down the old buildings in Palace-yard a chimney-piece,. which had been carved or sculptured in that Qneen's reign, was taken down with great care, and it now forms a beautiful ornament. It is_of stone, finely sculptured. In the centre appear the . Royal Arms .9 1 'England, as worn by the House of Laneaster and Queen Elizabeth. The Fleur-de-lis of Trance and the Lions of England are quarterly. Thieupporters are two satyrs•-,'" How those figures were introduced is a subject for endive ' rian research. On the right of the Arms stand the initials of the Queen, E. R., and on the -left the Rose of Lan caster. A variety of scrolls and ,ornaments are displayed , making the whole,a Matchless specimen of art in the day s of good Queen Bess. , • MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, MONDAY, SErr. 2b. ' • (At the Court of Commissioners.) /4. W. Bentley, Hinckley, grocer ................................. T. Hall, Chesterfield, grocer ................................... J. Offer, Cambridge, bookseller ............................... 1V COUNTRY DIARY, MONDAY, San. Zs' ut is J. Cook, Sheffield,—Tontine, Sheffield .. . ..................... T. and E. Frost, Sheffield—Tontine, Sheffield ............ 1, J. Garnett, Liverpool—George, Liverpool ............ ...... , A. Harrison, Wigan—Eagle, Wigan ........................... !*. .1. Howes, Cronworth—Bowling-greeu, Norwich ......... Kenworthy and Bunnell, Liverpool—George, Liverpool ...- J. Nation, Bath—Angel, Bath ................................. 11 3, Ousey, Manchester—Star, Manchester ................. 10 R. Pearson, Rotherham--.,Tontine, Sheffield .................. 12 N. Vhillips, Haverfordwast—Castle, Haverfordwest ......... 11 J. and J. Purdie, Norwich—Angel, Norwich .......... 1 Smith and Locker, Whiston Eaves—Swan, Henley ..... ...• T. Wood, Basford—Punchbowl, Nottingham ...... ..•• • 11 POOR LAWS IN IRELAND.---Some idea may b e formed of the oinion of the idle, the indolent, OWprofligate, profligate, and the drunkard, respecting the introduc tion of a system of Poor Laws in Ireland, from the following fact :—" On Saturday last, a gentleman els solicited for charity by an able-bodied fellow, who was at that moment in a state of intoxication. The reply was, that if he kept some of what he gave for whiskey on that day, he would have sufficient to buy food ; which he answered, " the mend you, the Poor Laws will soon be in, and they'll make you suppor t us."— Cork Paper. Dibble Davies, one of Foote's butts in ordinary► dining with him one day at North-end, observed, that " well as he loved porter, he could never drink without a head." That must be a mistake, Dibble, returned his hOst, " as you have done so, to my kno ledge, above these twenty. years." SOUTIIALL MARKET.—Serr. 10. .• ' : b This day's supply of every thing but prime Beasts (ivil'e were few in number) having been large, the buyers far frown'', merous, and the saleinneu intent upon an advance, each kind w Beef . SI: 4d. to 41.6 d. I Veld _ . .... meat experienced, a very tardy sale, at du following pried Pe r stone of Sibs. to sink the offals :--- Mutton ....--........ 3 2 4 4 1 Pork " 5 Lamb 3s. 6d. to Is. 6d. Lati h The foregoing quotations are the beat Beef 2d. per stone higher i . ~ fid., the best Veal, and best Pork •24. per stone lower than on tli o . r if: se'nnight. In prices of Mutton, and the inferior kinds of Be er ?, left or Veal, no alteration. A considerable proportion of the suprY the market unsold. __.....---.-. 4s. 4d. to ss. 4: LEWFS MARKET.—Sarr. 16. 5 1 , lAL Beet _ 4s. tki. to 4s. fid. I Veal 0 6 .7• ' U Mutton 4 6 . 5 1 Pork - Lamb An Indifferent supply, both as qu to ality and qtutntity, and s HAILSIIAM MARKET.—sar. «......«--r. 20. , to N. ! I Beef . 4s. Od• to 44.6 d. I Veal ......... ... .......... .--J aL o Mutton «.. . ...«-- 44. '5 0 Pork 0 0 J....—............ .4s. Bd. to S. i. trade. The supply was numerous, but, in great wit% of i n forior qua li ty ' • ' especially with good Things, brisk. SEVENOAKS MARKET —.Sarr. to B ee f SI. 10d. to 41. lOd. I Veal 0 'Mutton 3 8 4 i York u - • Lamb4s. Rd. to is. Od. " 11 Supply great, and trade, with all but a few of the prime " • -dull. R U M F s : d .0 1 /Po : M d.: 4 2 5 U Beef ... ...... 9 4 4 6 Veal ... 4 0 MARKET,•.•Serr.IO• 7 65 ... Pr . Mutton fith. Lamb . .." so. lid. t o . 0 lit. *— Suckling Calves from .... to 43t. ; " Quarter old Pip Po' ' An average supply. and a dull tra4_ol° BIRTH §. 11. 14 * On the 12th inst., at Brussels, the lady of 00 1611 gat ', of Beltun, 014 the 17th i son. h Itig ht 14° ! /* On h i nt. at Anniston House, Angus, t.4 e - Lady Elizabeth Thackeray, of a (laughter. ______,--------- MARRIED. • On the 20th inst. at Ewell, Surrey, Mr. J. Vi r ogb" ° ' arP"' East India House, to 9 * ISlees of Neuville, in NormaaP, su d On the 16th instant, at th e French Amba.ssador's afterwards atllfarylebone Church, the Comte Alfr ed de Chit to Antoinette, daughter ofJohn Ellis, Esq. c iolisto On the 20th inst., by the Rev. Mr. D e sltry, le ob •,if aro p Church, W. .T.' Heath, Esq., ,of Prospect-place, ur - Are l h ib s id . road, and the City, to Christiana, only daughter (9- _ Hart, Esq., of Chichester-house, W a ndsworth-rand. I nap by ie On the 19th inst., at Stanningtou Church, Northunsor: Ken, • 14 , ReV; Messenger, Adam Bum Esq., of Batb -terri ; c sis4 nmgtooi Surrey, to Elizabeth Mary, eldest daughte r G. Big.. of Stannington vale. „ mr. rant On,the 26th inst., at St. Ma ' ry's, Bryanstove-10401"to sa Ilioister, Of Upper Charlotte - street , FitzrorEitlareirowstonee fourth daughter 'of Mr. Palmer, of Doriet-streett square. DIED. Ms' J°llli On the bth ult.; at Marnham, near Tuzford, Notts.,. _ ~,,,e p t Wilson, aged 70. lle was formerly in the service of 1 , 11 2 4 ,c, a nd Archbishop of Canterbury, for several years ail gsll".l„.‘ ow throughout his whole life maintained the character of 7 - - scientious, • f).,o''-', 0 - - upright, and honest man. On the 19th inst., at East Retford, Edward, Yat., lllll7 the Rev. Thomas Francis Beckwith, vicar of tha t P r On the 19th inst., at Sunbury, in the 46th Sophia phia Arntine, widow of the late Colin Doug; Forth Britain. Printed aiul Published by Al. .10V140, No, 1101 Str4o' f.l.' • '